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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 22, who is injured by the commotion on the ship?

2. In Chapter 17, why does Henry shudder at the thought of the panacea as Felicity describes it?

3. In Chapter 20, what does Helena do to Henry when she finds him in the study and sees the key is gone from the Baseggio box?

4. What do Helena and her brother tell Felicity when she asks what is in the Baseggio box?

5. In Chapter 19, what does the thief-taker call Henry?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 20, why does Helena stab Henry when she finds him in the study?

2. In Chapter 16, what does Helena Robles tell Percy and Henry her father and Percy have in common?

3. In Chapter 15, what does Felicity ask Henry about that makes Henry uncomfortable?

4. In Chapter 22, what grave error does Henry make in talking to the pirate leader on the deck of the boat?

5. In Chapter 19, where does Mateu Robles get the cipher for the Bassegio Box?

6. In Chapter 15, why does Felicity tell Henry she is sorry for him?

7. In Chapter 16, what offer does Helena make that surprises Henry and Percy?

8. In Chapter 21, why does the boatswain refuse to let Felicity, Percy, and Henry on the boat to Italy once he sees them all together?

9. In Chapter 13, what does Helena Robles tell Henry, Percy and Felicity that devastates Henry?

10. In Chapter 19, what does Mateu Robles tell Henry about the form his panacea takes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 18, Henry helps Percy and stays with him through a period of some length during which Percy falls ill at the opera and thinks he is about to suffer an epileptic episode. How does Percy's attitude and feelings towards Henry seem to change after this experience? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

How and when do both Henry and Percy begin to understand the true extent and depth of Felicity's intelligence, capabilities, and determination? How does Felicity help keep both Henry and Percy alive throughout the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of Mateu Robles's cipher key for the Baseggio Box? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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